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Nursing Alumni Society Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Alumni Center Board Room
President Mary Buckley called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and asked for any corrections or additions to the minutes of the August 29, 2006 Nursing Alumni board of directors meeting. Corrections were noted on Page 2, Other Business, Fall 2006 Nursing Pinning Ceremony—Rehearsal will be "Friday," December 15, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., "Emens" Auditorium. Kathy Hutson made a motion to approve the minutes as corrected. Jan Noel seconded the motion and the minutes were approved by voice vote.
Congratulations were extended to Brandy Renz and her family on the birth of a son, Ashton, on October 5. Photos were circulated.
Photos provided by Jo Ann Johnston also were circulated of the 2006 Outstanding Nursing Alumni Award presentation she made to recipient Helen Borman in Florida.
Old Business
Fall 2006 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Saturday, December 16, 7:00 p.m., Emens Auditorium—There will be 39 graduates.
Pam Cole will order scissors and carnations
Mary Buckley and Kathy Hutson will present the graduates with the scissors and carnations
Kathy Hutson will take care of equipment/services needed from Emens Auditorium
Phyllis Chapin will take care of who will distribute the programs
Kathy reported that the Class meeting went very well. One of the graduates requested to be pinned at the Pinning rehearsal, Friday, December 15, 2:00 p.m., Emens Auditorium. Her request was approved by Linda Siktberg, Director, School of Nursing. The class requested that for future graduating classes, the meeting with the representatives of the Nursing Alumni Society board of directors be scheduled earlier in the respective semester to allow for additional time in planning.
New Business
Committees were established as follows:
2007 Scholarship Selection Committee—Susan Alvis, Pam Cole, Jan Noel, and Ruth Ann Tolle
2007 Nursing Alumni Award Selection Committee—DeLisa Flynn, Kathy Hutson, and Nadia Paul
2007 Nursing Alumni Banquet Planning Committee—Mary Buckley, Doreen Johnson, Brandy Renz, and Linda Siktberg
Mary will contact those not in the meeting attendance to confirm their committee acceptance.
Nursing alumni scholarships eligibility—It was emphasized that nursing student alumni scholarship applications must have written approval of eligibility by the director of the School of Nursing before they are submitted to the Alumni Association for scholarship consideration.
Department Update
No Report.
Alumni Association/Alumni Council Update
The last Alumni Council meeting was held on September 9, 2006.
The new McKinley Avenue Gateway was dedicated Homecoming Day, Saturday, October 21.
Work is continuing on the new Communication and Media Building and our new residence hall, Park Hall, both scheduled to open in fall 2007. The Board of Trustees named Park Hall after Don Park, vice president emeritus for university advancement, and the five generations of the Park family who have attended Ball State. The trustees also have approved investments in another new residence hall and the renovation of the student center. North Hall will house 600 students and will be constructed north of the Studebaker Complex.
The construction of the new Scheumann Stadium will include a Press Box that will have suites and also a children's area.
The new University marketing campaign has the tagline, "Education Redefined." President Gora will be making a national tour to various regional areas in an effort to promote Ball State University and also engage alumni involvement with the university.
The next Council meeting will be Saturday, January 13, 2007.
Other Business
Community Project—Kathy Hutson reported that a meeting has been scheduled for November 9, 2006, 10:30 a.m., with Jama Cashdollar, Director, Muncie Children's Museum to discuss the Nursing Alumni Society relationship with the Museum.
Each Nursing Alumni Society board member is requested to make one or two nominations for the Outstanding Nursing Alumni Award. Nomination deadline for the 2007 award is Friday, December 1, 2006.
It was suggested that perhaps Tom Kinghorn, Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer, could be invited to make a presentation about Ball State University's master plan at a future 2007 board of directors meeting.
The next Nursing Alumni Society Board of Directors meeting will be Tuesday, December 12, 2006, 5:00 p.m., Alumni Center, Meeting Room 1, Dinner following, 6:00 p.m., 909 Grille, Wheeling Avenue, Muncie.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane Blankenship, Nursing Alumni Assistant
